Shaft-packing.



N0. 846,237. PATENTED MAR. 5, 1907.

F. T. NOLAN.

SHAFT PACKING.

APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 9. 1906.

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FREDERICK TIIoMAs NoIlAN,"oF cRYsTALRIvER, FLORIDA.

'SHAFT-PAQKING.

y Specification of Letters Patent.

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new and .Improved vShaft-Packing, of whichv thefollowing is a full, clear, vand exact description.

This Invention relates to certain improvements in shaft-packings'; `and the object of the invention is toprovide apacking for rotatable shafts Vwhich Iis air and water tight and in which there is the minimum 4amount of friction.

Reference is to be had totheaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this, specifical tion, in which similar characters'of reference zoy ' tion,'which I have illustrated in the drawe.

indicate. corresponding parts in all the iigures, in which- Figure 1 is a one form of my improved packing, said secf` tionbeing taken on 'the line 1 1 of Fig-.2. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2 of Fig. 1', and'Fig. 3 isa longitudinal section showing my improved packing used in connection with the ordinary gland.

In the specific embodiment of my invenings, -I provide acollar `1, tightly fitting the rotatable shaft .2 and being rigidly secured thereto in any suitable manner-eas, lfor instance,lbyv means of fa .set-screW 3. The outer surface of this collar is ground to a per.- fectly cylindrical surface and may, if desired, be provided with a plurality of annular grooves 4 for oil or may be' provided with packing-rings.

thereto. The inner surface of this collaris provided with grooves 6, similar to the outer 4 surfaceof the collar 1. The collar'` 5 carries an annular'. flange 7, the inner surface of which closely fits the outer surface of the collar 1, and-meansl are` rovided whereby the rotation of the shaft andthe collar llcauses the rotation of thecollar 5, but permits the longitudinal movement of the latter in respect tothe shaft. vThis -Inean's preferably corn-V prises Ins or projections 8', carriedby one of the co lars-as'for instance, the collar 1, and fitting -into oppositely-dispsed recesses o r pockets Qfintherother collar. Coil-springs 1Q surround each of the and serve to normally from each other.

longitudinal section throughl A second collar 5 is provided- 4 upon the shaft 2, and this collar also tightly fits the shaft, but is not rigidly secured" ins or projections, 8. orce the collars away l 'In applying my improved packing to a shaft in connection with which'no gland lis ern-- ployed 'I may either grind the outer surface 11 of the journal-box 12 to form a perfectly smoothl surfacefor engagement with: the

smooth polished surface 13 of the collar 5, or to avoid this I may provide a plate 14, hav

ing a smooth outer surface and rigidlysecured to the outer surface of the journal-box. To prevent leakage between this' plate and the journal-box, I preferably insert a'layer'.

of soft rubber 15 or other suitable material f between said plate and the journal-box. This plate is held'stationary with the journal-box,.and its polished outer surface isin engagement with the olished surface 13 of the collar 5.. The -col ar -is caused to rotate with the shaft, but is at all times forced f tightly .into engagement withl the plate,

through theaction of the coil-springs '10. The annular flange of thecollar 5 `is prefer-l ably provided With an oil-hole, whereby oil 'may be inserted between the two collars, and

this hole may be closed in any suitable manner-as, 4for instance, by a screw-bolt 16. The oil in the space between the two collars may work into the-same between the ange 7 and the collar 1 and .also betweenfthe collar 5 and the shaft. The oil serves toform a perfectly tight joint at these places and prevents the escape or entrance of air or water The collar 5 Isalso into the journal-box. preferably provided with an oil-hole 17, er:A tending through the collar, whereby the oil in the space between the two collars may ass into engagement with the op ositelyisposed bearing-surfaces of the col ar 5 and the plate 14. The surfaces contacting at this point are both ground as true-as ossible, and as the'collar is resiliently force into engagement with the plate and as the two sur' I faces are kept oiled no air or water can enter thetj ournal-bo-X betweenl the two.

'-My' improved packing above described may be used in connection Withrotatable shafts which are already provid ed with packing-glands. 'In this case'the surface 13 of the collar.5 is brought into en agement with the outer surface 18 of the pac g-gland 19, which latter serves to hold inplace any suitable packing material within the space 20.

' In order to apply my im roved packing to shafts without removing t e latter frornthe machine, I may form each of the two collars of two sections adapt-ed to be bolted together. AInr this case all that is necessary toapply the IIO device is to separate the two sectionsof each collar and bolt th'em together again .with the shaft inclosed. p

jIt is evident'that the surface 13 need not necessarily be perfectly flat, but may. be"

- 'either convex, concave, or provided with flanges or corrugations. All that is neces-l v,sary is that the surfaceagainst which said collar contacts shall be formed similar to the :surface of said collar, whereby a tight fit may jections carried by 4one of said collars adapted to engage with the other collar, whereby the two are caused to rotate simultaneously and with the shaft.

2. AThe'-combination with -a rotatable shaft, of a collar rigidly secured thereto, a second -collar mounted upon said shaft and having an annular flange in engagement A`with the outer surface of the lirstementioned collar, projections carried by one of said collars and in engagement with recessesfof the other col lar, and lmeans intermediate saidycollars and normally tending to force them apart.

3. The combination with a rotatable shaft,

ofa collar rigidly secured thereto, a secondcollar carried by said shaft and having an annular flange in engagement with a surface of the first-mentioned collar, projections car- -ried by onecof said'collars yand adapted to engage in recesses of the other collar for caus' ing their simultaneous rotation, and spiral springs intermediate said collars and nor` .mally tending to move the 'secondmentioned collar in respect to the first-mentioned one.

4. The combination with a rotatable shaft, of a journal-box within which said shaft rotates, a collar secured to said shaft and having a cylindrical outer surface, a second collarintermediate said first-mentioned collar 4and the ournal-box and in engagement with the outer surface of the latter, an annular `flange carried by'said last-mentioned collar and in engagement'with the cylindrical surface of the 4first-mentioned collar, and means .intermediate said collars for forcing the second-mentioned collarinto engagement with the journal-box and causing the simultaneous rotation ofthe two collars with the shaft.

5. The combination with a rotatable shaft, of a jo'urnal'boxwithin which said shaft rotates and provided with a smooth outer surface, a collar mounted upon the shaft and having one side thereof in engagement with said surface, and means carried by said shaft for causing. the rotation of the collar with the shaft, and resiliently forcing said collar into engagementwith said surface. y

6.' The combination with a rotatable shaft, of a journal-box within which said shaft-rotates and presenting a smooth outer surface, a collar rigidly secured to said shaft and having a cylindrical outersurface, a second collar intermediate said journal box and said first-'mentioned collar and having an annular flange in engagement with the outer surfaceof the first-mentioned collar, means intermediate the collars for causing their simultaneous rotation, means intermediate said collars for forcing the second-mentioned collar into engagement with the journal-box, and means for admitting oil to the space between the collars' and to the bearing=surface of the journal-box and the second-mentioned collar.

7. The combination witha rotatable shaft,

of a collar rigidly secured thereto, said collar having an outer cylindrical surface, a second collar mounted upon said shaft but spaced from the first-mentioned collar, a cylindrical flange carried'by the second collar and in engagement withthe cylindrical surfaceof the firstementioned' oo llar, said collars andiiange' forming Van annular-inclosure, a plurality of pins' Vcarried by the first-mentioned collar and extending into engagement with the sec# ond`- mentioned collar within the annular flange, resilient means for forcing-said collars apart, and means for admitting oil to the annular chamber'between said collars.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK THOMAS NOLAN Witnesses: p

O; N. BIE, N. BARCO.-

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